Youth Believed Drowned Found Working on Farm
SYDNEY, Tues.: Brian Mc-Lellan Driver, 17, believed to have been drowned at Bondi on November 7, was found by…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farming & the land, 1949
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Farmer Will Try to Un Seat Mr. Roberton
SYDNEY, Tues.: A writ challenging the candidature of the Country Party candidate for Riverina (Mr Hugh S. Roberton)…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Seek Abolition of Butter Rationing
SYDNEY, Wed.: Dairy farmers in NSW were seeking the abolition of butter rationing and the lifting of the ban on the sale of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →News From Corowa New Wheat Arriving
During the week the first loads of the new season's wheat were received at the Corowa Flour Mill…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wheat Silos for Barnawartha Case To Be Put Tomorrow
A case for the erection of silos at Barnawartha, with a capacity of 25,000 bags, has been prepared by the farmers of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Junior Farmers' Club Home Science Project
At the last meeting competitions were held for those engaged in the Home Science Projects. The winners were as follows:—Sewing, Pam…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →£1500 Crop Fire at Mangoplah
WAGGA, Wed: A crop fire on a farm at Mangoplah today caused damage estimated at about £1500…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Butter
Butter Coupon No. 43, which is one of the series current from 19th De-cember, 1949, to 22nd January, 1950, will be given double value as an extra…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wool and Stock
Australian Mercantile Land ana Finance Co. Ltd. (incorporating the business of Wilkinson and Lavender Ltd.), wired under yesterday's date…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Increased Butter Ration for Christmas
The Director of Rationing [?] B. Cumming said on Monday that the Minister for Trade and cus[?]toms had agreed to repeat the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Irrigated Wheat Sounder Than Fat Lambs
Acre for acre, wheat grown under irrigation is a sounder proposition than fat lamb raising under present day…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Wool at All-time Record Price
SYDNEY, Thurs.: Greasy wool sold at auction in Australia in November averaged 59.89d per Ib—an all-time…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Cool Weather Cut Rust Losses in Wheat
Albury wheat growers had been saved from very serious losses with rust in their crops this year because of the cool…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Goolgowi Sheep Sale Record Average Top Price 70/1
A record average price of 48/8 was obtained at the sheep sale conducted at Goolgowi on Monday by F. Rawlinson, Goolgowi, in conjunction with…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wodonga District Farmers’ Request
At the meeting of the Wodonga District Committee of the Australian Primary Producers’ Union, it was decided to ask…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wangaratta News Items Farmers’ Loss Wangaratta, Thurs
Loss to farmers in handling 60.000 bags of wheat, as against bulk cartage to silos was £2550, Mr W. Wright, president of the…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Commercia Special Sheep Sale
Young husband Limited and Goldsbrough Mort Limited submitted 12,000 quality sheep at Albury yesterday. Corriedale cross types predominated…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Walla Farmer’s Success In R.A.S. Field Wheat Competition SYDNEY
RESULTS of the 1949 field wheat competitions, conducted by the Royal Agricultural Society of N.S.W. were announced today. First prize in the Riverina division went to W…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →P.P. Board Told of Sheep Lice Spread
Seasonal conditions were good with ample pasture for all immediate needs. Moisture had been sufficient to maintain…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Trophies Presented to Farmers
A Wagga farmer who won both the district and State championship awards in the Rural Bank 1949 lamb breeder’ ewe…
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